Medicinal apparatus



A; F. W. MACIVIANVUS'. MEDICINAL APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 8. 1921.

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A. F. W. MACMANUS.

MEDICINAL APPARATUS.

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settling chamber, the partly clarified and earn AUGUSTUS F. W'.IVIACI/IAIIS, O3? SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR. `01E? ONE-TENTEI T0 J.E. AND J. STAFFQRD, BOTH 0F SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.

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Be it known that I, AUGUSTUS F. W. Maoiir-ANUS, a citizenof the UnitedStates, residing at San Antonio, in the County of Bexar and State ofrleXas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Medicinalwith means for removing carbon or other n solid impurities from thegases, a conditioning chamber arranged adjacent said settling chamber, aperforated plate separating said chambers, said conditioning chamberbeing adapted to contain earth, or other material for treating thegases, and an outlet chamber connected to said conditioning chamber.

In the present invention, I have provided apparatus for use in treatingtuberculosis, and similar diseases, wherein. vapors or fumes are to beinhaled by the patient or patients, for the ailment referred to. Anysuitable hard Wood, or other material, suc-h as oak, hickory, or otherWoods producing fumes containing creosote, phenols, and similarmaterials, which are desirable for such treatment may be burned in aiire chamber or fire box.

rIhe products of combustion passing from the [ire box contain carbon andother solid impurities which are detrimental in the treatment, and whichshould be' removed from the vapors or gases being inhaled by thepatients.

In the present invention, I provide a settling chamber for the purposeof removing carbon and other solid impurities. The productsof combustionor a portion thereof, pass into this chamber which is provided with aplurality of baffle plates or other similar means to retard the iioivYof gases, and cause deposition of carbon and other From the purifiedgases and vapors containing the volatile constituents of the Wood orother materiahare delivered to a conditioning chamber which may containearth, earthy Specification of Letters Iatent.

Application filed .Tanuary 8, 1921.

sei-iai no. 435,847.

a similar apparatus suitable for use in the homes of the patients. y

In theiaccompanying drawings, I have shown several embodiments of theinvention. In this showing:

Figure 'l is a perspective view of oner forni of the apparatus showingseveral'units arranged. in series, Y

igure 2 is a vertical transverse sectional vievv through the settlingchamber'and -conditioning chamber,

Figure 3 is a detail perspective viev'v of a series of baflie pla-tes,

Figure 4i is a' vertical longitudinal sectional vievv of several units,

Figure 5 is a detail view of the grate employed in the fire box,

Figure 6 is a similar View of the perforated baffle plate arrangedbetween the settling chamber andthe conditioning chamber, Figure 7 is afront elevation'of another form of'the invention,

f Figure S is a detail view of the grate employedv therein,

.Figure 9 is a horizontal sectional vievv of Vthe form shoivniu Figure7,

.Figure l0 is a dfetail perspective view of oneof the balile plates,

Figure l1 is a vertical sectional vieiv, and,

Figure l2 is a detail vievv of the` outlet pipe.

Referring to Figures l tot of the drawings, the reference numeral ldesignates,

generally, a casing which may be made of any suitable shape and size',andwhich is adapted tobe supported on legs 2. The ends of the casing areprovided With flanges 3 for the reception of bolts adapted to passthrough end plates 4, whereby the end plates may be readily attached andremoved.

llhen a single unit isA being employed, an

end plate is arranged at each end of the apparatus to close it, and whena plurality Patented July 25, 1922. y

of units are being used in series, as shown in Figures 1 to d ol' thedrawings, the adj acent ends are brought together and the bolts passthrough the openings which are adapted to register with each other (seeFigure et).

it one end ot the casing, a lire box 5 is provided, separated from theremainder of the casing by a vertical wall 6. The lire box may beprovided with any suitable type ot door 7. A grate S, which as shown,consists of a perforated plate, is arranged within the tire box and issupported and spaced from the bottom ot the casing by means ot legs 9,formed by extending the ends of the cross plates 10 downwardly. The rirebox is provided with an outlet opening 11 communicating with a main pipeor staclr 12, through which the majority ot the products of combustionare passed to a suitable source of disposal. lThe -tire box is connectedto the stacl; or pipe 12 by a branch pipe 13, which may be providedwitha damper 14, whereby the proportion of the products ot combustion passedto waste may be regulated.

A settling chamber 15 is arranged adjacent the fire box, and separatedtherefrom by the vertical wall 6. As shown, the vertical wall terminatesbelow the top of the *asing forming a passage 16 to permit communicationbetween the lire box and the settling chamber. The upper end of the wallis provided with a substantially horizontal portion 17, the terminal ofwhich is extended downwardly, as at 18.k Suitable openings 19 may bearranged in the horizontal portion 17, and similar openings 20,preferably of a large size, may be arranged in the rear wall 6. A plate21 is supported from the top ot the casing, spaced 'from the wall G, andextending downwardly below the passage 1G. This plate is provided with ahorizontal portion 22, and a vertical. portion 23. lt may be furtherprovided with a series of openings 24, arranged substantially inalinement with the passage 16. A plate 25, similar to the rear wall ofthe furnace is supported on the bottom of the settling chamber, andsuitably spared from the plate 21. As shown, this plate is provided witha substantially horizontal portion 26, a downwardly extending ond 27,and is 'further provided. with openings 28 and 29, similar in size andarrangement to the openings 19 and 20. A second plate 21 is arrangedbeyond the plate 25. A conditioning chamber 3() is arranged above thesettling chamber and separated therefrom by a plate 31. i-is shown, theplate 31 is provided with a series of lips 32, forming openingspermitting communication between the settling chamber and theconditioning chamber. rIhe plate 31 is adapted to support the earth,clay, or other material used for conditioning the fumes and vaporspassing from the settling chamber to the conditioning chamber. rllhesettling chamber may be closed by any suitable type or' cover 33, and isprovided wit-h a vapor outlet 34. When several units of the apparatusare employed in series, the fire box may be provided with walls on eachside, as illustrated in dotted lines in Figure 4t of the drawings.

In the form of the invention shown in Figures i" to 12 of the drawings,there is provided a substantially cylindrical casing 35 having a grate36, arranged in the bottom thereof and supported on legs 37. The ire boxis provided with a door ..38 of any suitable construction. A portion ofthe products of combustion pass from the lire box through an outlet pipeor stack 39 which may be provided with any suitable type of chamber 10.

fr plurality of horizontally arranged baille yplates a1 are disposedabove the grate and form the settling chamber. rlhese baille plates arealternately arranged, being secured to the wall of the casing andextending to a point beyond the middle. They are provided withdownwardly extending portions -12 having openings 43. The ends of thebaille plates are extended in a substantially horizontal plane, as at4:4-, and spaced from the body portion 41. The conditioning chamber isseparated from the settling chamber by means of a perforated plate a5,adapted to receive and support the material with which the vapors are tobe treated. The settling chamber is provided with a closed top 46 and anoutlet 4".

ln the use of the apparatus, any suitable hard wood, such as hickory,oak, or any other material capable of producing creosote vapors, )henolvapors, or other material desirable for use in the treatment oftuberculosis, catarrh, and diseases o1 lilre nature are placed in thelire box 5 and burned. The combustion is controlled to preventdecomposition oi the volatile constituents o;t the wood or othermaterial. A portion of the products ot combustion, it not needed, may beexhausted through outlet 11, and stack '1.2, and a portion thereofdelivered to the settling chamber. lhe proportion of the products otcombustion delivered to the settling chamber may be regulated by damper14. The products of combustion pass through the settling chamber in azig-zag path, retarding the passage of the gases, and the fiow o1 thegases is further retarded by means of the horizontal portions 'formed onthe ends of the baille plates and the spaced vertical portions. Aportion ot' the products o'l combustion will pass through the openings19, 20, 2a, 28 and 29. lllhile passing through the settling chamber, thesolid impurities which areV detrimental in the treatment are removed bygravity, and the gases .llO

and vapors are-delivered to the conditioning chamber 30. The gases andvapors Jrom` which the solid particles havebeen substantially removedare delivered to the conditioning chamber 30 through the opening in theperforated plate 3l. rlhe earth, clay, or other material, in theconditioning chamber is preferably disintegrated to permit the gases andvapors to percolate through it, and remove the inal traces or' carbon orother undesirable heavier elements. The earth or clay may be moistenedwith water, or with certain chemicals such as a solution of permanganateof potash, or other material which may be articially added to the earthor clay.

In the form of the apparatus shown in Figures 7 to 12 of the drawings,the operation is essentially the same. This type of apparatus isprimarily intended for domestic use where a small number of patients areto be treated. In the form of the apparatus shown in Figures l to 6 ofthe drawings, the sectional construction permits the use ofany desirednumber of units, whereby the apparatus may be assembled according to thesize of the particular room or building in which it is employed. Thistype of `apparatus is adapted for use in sanitariums, hospitals, andsimilar places where a large number of patients arek to be treated.

In the other form of the apparatus, a portable construction is employedwhich may be readily moved from place to place and installed andoperated.

It is to be understood that the Jforms of my invention herewith shownand described are to be taken as preferred examples of the same, andthat various changes in the shape, size, and arrangement of parts may beresorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or thescope of the subj oinedr claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

l. A medicinal apparatus comprising a lire box,l a settling chamberarranged adj acent said lire box, a plurality of baille plates arrangedtherein, and a conditioning `chamber arranged adjacent said settlingchamber and communicating therewith.

2. A medicinal apparatus comprising a ire box, a settling chamberarranged adjacent said lire box, a plurality of baiiie plates arrangedtherein, said baille plates being provided with flanged ends to retardthe passage of gases, and a conditioning chamber arranged adjacent saidsettling chamber and communicating therewith.

3. A medicinal apparatus comprising a casing, said casing being providedwith flanged ends, an end plate adapted to be arranged thereon, theflanged ends of the casing being adapted to be secured to a secondcasing to permit the use of a plurality oi' units infasinglel apparatus,a fire box arrangedin said casing, and means for separating the solidimpurities produced in burning wood from the lighter volatileconstituents.

t. A medicinal apparatus comprising a casing, boxarranged adjacent oneend of said casing-a settling chamber arranged adjacentisaidlire box, aplurality of baiile plates arranged therein-,said plates beingalternately secured to the top. and bottom of the casing to produce atortuous passage, and a conditioning chamber arranged adj acent saidsettling chamber and communicating therewith.

5. A medicinal apparatus comprising a casing, a fire'box arrangedadjacent one end of said casing, a settling chamber arranged adjacentsaid iire box, a plurality of balie plates arranged therein, said platesbeing alternately secured to the top and bottom of the casing, the innerends of said plates being provided with off-set portions arranged atsubstantially right angles to the body portion of the plate, and aconditioning chamber arranged adjacent said settling 'chamber andcommunicating therewith.

6. A medicinal apparatus, comprising a casing, a fire box arrangedadjacent one end of said casing, a settling chamber arranged adjacentsaid fire box, a plurality of bams plates arranged therein, alternateplates being secured to the top and bottom of the easing to form atortuous passage for the gases produced in the fire box, the inner endsof said plates being provided with olf-sets forming pockets, said'plates being provided with spaced openings, and a conditioningv Lchamberarranged adjacent said settling chamber and communicating therewith.

7. A medicinal apparatus, comprising a casing, a fire box arrangedtherein, said lire box being provided with an outlet opening 'fordisposal of a portion of the products of combustion, a settling chamberadjacent vsaid lire box and adapted to receive a portion of the productsof combustion, means for regulating the portion of the products ofcombustion passing through said outlet, means for retarding the flow orgases through said settling chamber to remove solid impurities,

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inaining products of combustion and filter! ing material in saidconditioning chamber adapted to remove solid particles from the productsor" combustion passing therethrough.

Intestiin'ony whereof l affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

AUGUSTUS F. WV. MACMANUS.

l/Vitnesses:

JAMES G. VILsoN, Louis A. HILLJE.

